@acquiescent@lemmy.world to No Stupid Questions@lemmy.world • 2 years agowhat are these floating on the surfacelemmy.worldimagemessage-square45fedilinkarrow-up1101arrow-down14file-text
arrow-up197arrow-down1imagewhat are these floating on the surfacelemmy.world@acquiescent@lemmy.world to No Stupid Questions@lemmy.world • 2 years agomessage-square45fedilinkfile-text
minus-squareblanketswithsmallpoxlinkfedilink23•2 years agoLimescale from the tap, or a dirty dish with limescale. Either way it’s harmless. This is why water softeners, aka soft water is a thing in many US homes. https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=0bMbAC2ek6o
minus-square@acquiescent@lemmy.worldOPlinkfedilink9•2 years agoThe kettle doesn’t have whitish looking residue though. It’s spotty specks of grey that leaves chalky white powder on my finger when I wipe them, is that still limestone?
minus-squareJajcuslinkfedilink6•2 years agoMaybe the kettle has some kind of non-sticking internal surface? Yes, that sounds like limescale.
that’s limescale
Limescale from the tap, or a dirty dish with limescale.
Either way it’s harmless.
This is why water softeners, aka soft water is a thing in many US homes.
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=0bMbAC2ek6o
The kettle doesn’t have whitish looking residue though. It’s spotty specks of grey that leaves chalky white powder on my finger when I wipe them, is that still limestone?
Maybe the kettle has some kind of non-sticking internal surface?
Yes, that sounds like limescale.